false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176775507m/653196.jpg 174198 29 The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is Sarah Orne Jewett's most popular book. In its elegantly constructed sketches, a worldly, anonymous writer spends the summer in a tiny Maine fishing village where she hopes to find peace and solitude. As she gains the acceptance and trust of her hosts, the community's power and complexity are slowly revealed. While its episodes portray the difficulty and loneliness of rural life, they also display its dignity and strength, particularly as expressed in the bonds between women: mothers, daughters, and friends. Written during a time of rapid change and national conflict, surprisingly modern in its treatment of character and its literary techniques, The Country of the Pointed Firs addresses the delicate and uncertain art of understanding others. This centennial edition contains a facsimile of the original text, thereby restoring the novel to Jewett's own version, which had been considerably altered in other published versions, plus four related stories. Further enhancing the importance of this volume is editor Sarah Way Sherman's introduction, which includes a sketch of Jewett's life and professional development, a commentary on textual accuracy, and a discussion of the book's themes and techniques as well as its historical context. 639305 1920 The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Signet Classics) total:547|5:135|4:195|3:157|2:44|1:16| 547 2030 790 79 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 0 0 false Mon Dec 08 14:56:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 14:57:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 249776 1593082622 9781593082628 23 4 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249776.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Selected_Short_Fiction 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Feb 08 07:57:13 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 07:57:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 400390 0486281965 9780486281964 24 4 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174441503m/400390.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400390.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs 4 0 false Fri Feb 27 09:48:51 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:50:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 5 0 false Tue Jul 21 16:19:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 16:34:18 -0700 2009
One of the antique books from the 1800's sitting on my bookshelf is a collection of Sarah's short stories, and I love every one of them.

The setting for many of these stories is coastal Maine, and so the pull of the sea and the ...more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 19:26:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 19:26:13 -0700 2009 The Country of the Pointed Firs was first published in 1896, when Sarah Orne Jewett was about 47 years old. The only thing I had previously read by Sarah Orne Jewett was “The White Heron,” which seems to be the short story that is always chosen for the anthologies. It is a fine story, but it see...more...]]> 597703 0393311376 9780393311372 21 3 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176147733m/597703.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/597703.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 18:04:12 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 18:06:55 -0800 2009 Atlantic), and she wrote most of her stories about New England, especially the coast of ...more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 5 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Nov 07 15:31:43 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 01:49:42 -0800 2007 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Mar 27 08:33:19 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 09:03:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3106235 2 1 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3106235.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Mar 26 10:14:45 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 06:31:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2347137 156792140X 9781567921403 54 13 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2347137.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs 3 0 false Fri Jan 18 21:19:05 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 21:28:38 -0800 2008
"deeper intimacy" (4)

"her house was decorated with West Indian curiosities" (7)

"I view it, in addition, that a c...more...]]> 1703955 037575671X 9780375756719 7 2 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187133523m/1703955.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1703955.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 5 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 11:57:19 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 11:57:19 -0700 2007
Jewett (like Miriam Colwell, author of Contentment Cove) was a Down East lad...more...]]> 400390 0486281965 9780486281964 24 4 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174441503m/400390.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400390.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs 4 0 false Mon Nov 17 01:05:12 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 01:15:14 -0800 2008
The coast of Maine seems to be a very romantic place. Solitary, meditative and harsh, with invigorating scenes everywhere you look. The pain...more...]]> 2347137 156792140X 9781567921403 54 13 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2347137.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs 4 0 false Sun Dec 21 10:37:58 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 10:43:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:22:18 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:49:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 11 14:12:15 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 14:17:40 -0800 2009 400390 0486281965 9780486281964 24 4 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174441503m/400390.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400390.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs 2 0 false Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 11 18:57:28 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 18:15:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Tue May 05 17:06:05 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 17:12:29 -0700 2009 1907893 1434638626 9781434638625 10 1 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190153186m/1907893.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1907893.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs 5 0 false Sun Feb 24 12:06:03 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 18:09:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 3 0 false Sat May 23 19:11:01 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 19:13:26 -0700 2009 174198 0451527577 9780451527578 325 42 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172425329m/174198.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174198.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Other_Stories 3 0 false Tue Feb 10 17:23:12 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 17:23:57 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=653196